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Hardeeville Elementary School celebrates love at the dance

Gwyneth J. Saunders/Hardeeville Today About 20 minutes into the the dance, DJ Nathaniel Drake Jr. had the whole room hopping.

Gwyneth J. Saunders/Hardeeville Today It took a while but eventually nearly everyone was up on the dance floor, including Hardeeville Elementary School Principal Rechel Anderson, in black, in the row behind guidance counselorApril Finley and instructional coach Althea Wigfall, in red.

Gwyneth J. Saunders/Hardeeville Today The Johnson family - Kendra, left, Darius, Kwamane, Delores and Oliver - were among the first to arrive at the school dance.

Gwyneth J. Saunders/Hardeeville Today Everyone came dressed and ready to dance, maybe even ready to teach someone else how to move to today's music.

Gwyneth J. Saunders/Hardeeville Today Fathers and daughters built a few memories dancing at the Hardeeville Elementary School Sweetheart Dance.

Gwyneth J. Saunders/Hardeeville Today Many families called in advance to say they would be attending the Hardeeville Elementary School Sweetheart dance, but school staff said there were still people calling in Thursday to say they would be there.

Gwyneth J. Saunders/Hardeeville Today Pretty as a picture with their handsome escort were, from left T'Kai, J'Kayla and Z'Kyra Devore with Jamal Simmons.

Gwyneth J. Saunders/Hardeeville Today While her daughter Erica Bush is serving in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps in Afghanistan, Beatrice Anderson cares for her two grandsons Kareem, left, and Khamal Stevenson.

Gwyneth J. Saunders/Hardeeville Today The Anguino family were among the early arrivals: Arlene, left, Angelica, Irene, Gabriela and Eluterio.

Dozens of Hardeeville Elementary School students and their parents, grandparents and guardians were at the February Sweetheart Dance on Thursday night. For many families it was a rare night out with and for the youngsters it was an even rarer school night out. Many came dressed to impress, with long dresses on the ladies and vests and ties on the gentlemen.

It took a few songs before instructional coach Althea Wigfall and guidance counselor April Finley to literally take the first steps out onto the dance floor but by the time the evening ended at 7:30 p.m. everyone had worked up a sweat.